any of the smallest organizational units of a group or movement, as of a Communist party

6. Biology

a very small, complex unit of protoplasm, usually with a nucleus, cytoplasm, and an enclosing membrane: all plants and animals
are made up of one or more cells that usually combine to form various tissues

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This may have been a sign that hydrogen was leaking from one of the cells. Smithsonian Mag (2017)Iron is important because we need it to make new blood cells that carry oxygen around the body. The Sun (2016)Or that one of your cells hasn't just decided to become cancerous? Times, Sunday Times (2017)These chunks of tissue churn out healthy red blood cells according to the donor's genetic code. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Signals are sent to the bone marrow to produce more white blood cells, which can arteries. The Sun (2017)About a third have leukaemia, which is cancer of the white blood cells. The Sun (2016)My skin's cell turnover is also slowing down. Times, Sunday Times (2017)It is the cell walls and plant starch that isn't absorbed by the body. Times, Sunday Times (2017)A study of white blood cells taken from individuals afflicted by spots showed that they had longer protectivecaps on the ends of their chromosomes. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Just one skinless chickenthigh contains more than half of our dailyrequirement of vitaminB12, which our bodies need to make red blood cells. Times, Sunday Times (2017)The activity of this organism inside the plant cells leads to swelling and distortedgrowth. The Sun (2009)Watching the celebs enter the house is like watching a cancer cell slowly divide and multiply. The Sun (2013)When a light is shone on the cancerous area the affected cells appear to glow. Times, Sunday Times (2014)Why the cells were able to reproduce so spectacularly has not been solved yet. Times, Sunday Times (2010)Three prisoners were crammed into a cell designed for one person. Times, Sunday Times (2007)They contained not only cells but also all the facilities which were needed for a constructiveexistence.Coyle, Andrew & Stern, Vivien The Prisons We Deserve (1994)We begin with the nucleus at the center of a cell. Christianity Today (2000)The rays heat the lung tissue and blood cells until they form a seal. Times, Sunday Times (2007)So far it has been limited to inserting small numbers of human genes or cells into animals. Times, Sunday Times (2011)Smeartests involve a small sample of cells being taken from the cervix. The Sun (2014)Take the example of plant cell structure. Times, Sunday Times (2007)The cell has since divided more than a billion times. Times, Sunday Times (2010)The scheme will target the ten areas where cell use is the highest. The Sun (2016)Cancer cells are not able to recover from this damage and they die. Times, Sunday Times (2008)Prisoners were found in one cell with blood on the walls. Times, Sunday Times (2015)The cells formed new blood vessels where heart disease had ravaged the original ones. The Sun (2007)The technique involves replacingfaulty mitochondria, which provide cells' energy. Times, Sunday Times (2014)It can be used to replace faulty mitochondria, which provide cells with energy, inherited from mothers. Times, Sunday Times (2014)